Yes, that ol" oak was religiously planted, an" we"ve tried not to offend its first principles in no ways du"in" the years we"ve nurtured it.
An" when I set here an" look at it, an" consider its propensities,--it"s got five limbs that seem thess constructed to hold swings,--maybe it"s "cause I was raised Presbyterian an" sort o" can"t git shet o" the doctrine o" predestination, but I can"t help seemin" to fo"-see them friendly family limbs all fulfillin" their promises.
An" when I imagine myself a-settin" there with one little one a-climbin"
over me while the rest swings away, why, seem like a person don"t no mo"
"n realize he"s a descendant befo" he"s a" ancestor.